diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
index 8004e5e6b71d..64350d79928d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/IdeEventQueue.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDManagerImpl;
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.PluginManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.ui.UISettings;
+import com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
@@ -321,6 +322,12 @@ public class IdeEventQueue extends EventQueue {
 
   @Override
   public void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e) {
+    if (e instanceof InputEvent && !IdeaApplication.isLoaded()) {
+      // input event processing requires application components to be instantiated
+      ((InputEvent)e).consume();
+      return;
+    }
+
     e = mapEvent(e);
 
     boolean wasInputEvent = myIsInInputEvent;